Using Linux

crazygray1 · Post by **crazygray1** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:14 pm

I'm trying to create a multiboot system on that old computer I got. At the moment it has Windows 2000 Proffesional plus:

6GB HD(a little more than 2GB in use)
200Mz Pentium

I was wondering what distro of linux I should use if I want it to run on this thing?

crazygray1 · Post by **crazygray1** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:45 pm

Never mind I found what I needed.

Edit: I think I'll go with a light version of gentoo

Zacariaz · Post by **Zacariaz** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:22 am

why gentoo?
i would go debian ot ubuntu. Not that i know anything about the subject.

ucosty · Post by **ucosty** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:29 am

crazygray1 wrote:Never mind I found what I needed.

Edit: I think I'll go with a light version of gentoo

Gentoo won't be fun, with that slow cpu.

Combuster · Post by **Combuster** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:26 am

ucosty wrote:
crazygray1 wrote:Never mind I found what I needed.

Edit: I think I'll go with a light version of gentoo
Gentoo won't be fun, with that slow cpu.

distcc, anyone?

Osbios · Post by **Osbios** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:39 am

Use xubuntu if you need a gui. If you dont need a gui debian or the server version from ubuntu will do it.

SpooK · Post by **SpooK** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:59 am

You missed a more important spec... RAM!!!

Anyway, this thread jogs my memory pertaining to some distro called Damn Small Linux.

crazygray1 · Post by **crazygray1** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:19 pm

I tried testing DSL on virtual box with the ISO image but I got an Error.
I thought it was the vdi but when I disabled that I still got an error. I think there's somthing wrong with the image, at least when it's running under VB.